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Necessity prompts innovation: AI and the energy transition with Wendy Cromwell

In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, LGT Wealth Management's Head of Sustainable Investment Tessa Volkmer speaks with Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment at Wellington Management.

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"The key to the energy transition unfolding is making the technologies associated with it as economically advantaged as possible."

In the podcast episode, Tessa and Wendy discuss the structural forces reshaping energy markets and the investment opportunities emerging from them. They discuss AI's complex relationship with the energy transition, why the most interesting opportunities may lie beyond the obvious names, and how economics, more than policy ambition, tends to determine whether large-scale transitions actually succeed. 

The conversation also explores China's dual role as the world's largest emitter and dominant force in clean energy supply chains, the case for paying more attention to climate adaptation, and how the global shift toward national resilience and energy security is reshaping investment opportunities across regions.

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A macro muse: from Australia’s missing reform agenda to global rates and AI

In this episode, our Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem speaks with Stephen Miller, one of Australia’s longest-serving economists and investors. Scott and Stephen embark on a wide-ranging macro discussion beginning with Stephen’s early career then springboarding into the state of politics...
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Building Resilient Portfolios in the Age of AI

In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, LGT Wealth Management CIO Scott Haslem speaks with Stephen Halmarick, Principal and Chief Economist at Economics Unchained and former Chief Economist of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, about the macro backdrop as we enter 2026.